Last week, Ice Miller partner Kip Tew was fortunate to be a judge in the Innovation Alley of the Smart Cities Council Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Eight entities pitched their ideas before four judges. The criteria for evaluation included innovation of course, but also considered ideas that would strengthen community infrastructure, improve the quality of life, were helpful in providing transparency (of information, decision making and policy) and promoted economic opportunity.

Nick Merker and Lindsay Miller to Present on Autonomous Vehicles at IoT Summit

October 9, 2017

On Oct. 18, Ice Miller attorneys Nick Merker and Lindsay Miller will present "Rules of the Road: State and Local Government Considerations for Autonomous Vehicle Initiatives" at the Internet of Things (IoT) Summit Chicago. Nick and Lindsay will be joined by Robert Schill of HERE Technologies.

Municipal Finance Team Attends Bond Attorneys' Workshop in Chicago

October 5, 2017

This week, 15 Ice Miller attorneys—three of whom are workshop panelists—gathered in Chicago for the 42nd Annual Bond Attorneys’ Workshop (BAW) with the National Association of Bond Lawyers. This year’s event takes place from Oct. 4-6 at the Fairmont Chicago.

Ice Miller is proud to sponsor the ConVerge Business Accelerate Entrepreneur Training Program. The eight-week training program is designed to help business owners grow their businesses. The once-a-week workshops, starting in October, will be led by industry experts and will provide resources to help business owners re-invigorate their company, make the growth process easier and achieve the next level in business success.

Several months ago, as part of the Federal Trade Commission’s continuing regulation of the Internet of Things (“IoT”) security practices, the FTC filed a complaint against D-Link Corporation (and DLS, its U.S. subsidiary), alleging that they failed to take reasonable steps to secure their routers and Internet Protocol cameras, which potentially compromised sensitive consumer information, including live video and audio feeds. The case was notable because the agency did not allege that particular breaches actually occurred, but rather that “the company failed to take steps to address well-known and easily preventable security flaws” and put “thousands of consumers at risk,” despite allegedly marketing its products as secure and supporting “the latest wireless security features.”

New Self-Driving Vehicle Legislation Cruises Onto Senate Floor

Two United States Senators introduced legislation on Sept. 28, 2017 to address the rapidly approaching reality of self-driving vehicles on American roads. The American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies Act—or, more succinctly, the AV Start Act—paves the way for autonomous vehicles by establishing a regulatory framework to govern the development and implementation of this revolutionary technology. Like the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvements Act of 2017, which was introduced in the Senate in August, this latest legislative foray into the Internet of Things (“IoT”) is a bipartisan effort to get ahead of emerging technologies.